Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series--Montgomery Motorsports Park--Friday Qualifying

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES-SOUTHEAST DIVISION MONTGOMERY MOTORSPORTS PARK FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2001

YESTERDAY'S RAIN HALTS RACING AT MONTGOMERY MOTORSPORTS PARK

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Nearly 400 cars were on hand at the Dixie Nationals NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at the warm and humid Montgomery Motorsports Park in Montgomery, Ala. Unfortunately, only about 100 cars made it down the track due to water seeping up through the track surface. This is due to the four days of heavy rain this area received just prior to this weekend. Super Stock and Stock were the only classes that qualified due to the water on the track. "The water just began bubbling up on the track near the finish line after about an hour of racing", said NHRA Southeast Division Director, Bill Holt. "The track has had so much rain in the past week and the water table is so high the ground couldn't absorb any more water. The track will work through the night to alleviate the problem so we can go racing tomorrow." Qualifying and time trials will continue at the Montgomery Motorsports Park on Saturday at 9 a.m. Gates open at 8 a.m. Federal-Mogul Dragster and Funny Car will have qualifying sessions at 6 and 9 p.m. Top Fuel, Pro-Mod's and Jet Cars are scheduled to run at 7 and 10 p.m. A fireworks show is planned at 10:30 p.m.

The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at the Montgomery Motorsports Park:

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER Did not qualify

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR Did not qualify

COMP ELIMINATOR Did not qualify

SUPER STOCK 1. Jerry Silveus, Van Buren, Ohio, '00 Pontiac Firebird, GT/JA, 10.491 seconds (1.159-seconds under Index) 2. Bob Dennis, Shorter, Ala., '97 Pontiac Firehawk, GT/MA, 10.997 (-1.053) 3. Johnny Moore, Montgomery, Ala., '99 Pontiac Firebird, GT/MA, 11.094 (-0.956) 4. Glenn Mace, Jacksonville, Fla., '84 Pontiac Trans Am, SS/JA, 10.397 (-0.903) 5. Robert Burgin III, Cuthber, Ga., '01 Firebird, GT/CA, 9.845 (-0.855) 6. Cliff Reigle, Ashland City, Tenn., '67 Chevrolet Camaro, SS/FA, 9.896 (-0.854) 7. Mike Cates, Milan, Tenn., '91 Chevrolet Calais, GT/A, 9.481 (-0.819) 8. Mike Cruthfield, Montgomery, Ala., '90 Camaro, SS/BS, 9.209 (-0.791) 9. Don Barber, Hohenwald, Tenn., '93 Oldsmobile Achieva, GT/BA, 9.778 (-0.772) 10. Kenny Schindler, Hendersonville, Tenn., '68 Chevrolet Corvette, 9.902 (-0.748)

STOCK ELIMINATOR 1. Bob Dennis, Shorter, Ala., '82 Oldsmobile Cutlass, U/SA, 13.864 seconds (1.286-seconds under Index) 2. Peter Noriega, Hialeah, Fla., '80 Dodge Malibu, V/SA, 14.639 (-1.161) 3. Tom Hemmingson, Concord, NC, '66 Chevelle, M/S, 12.000 (-1.150) 4. John Livingston, Nashville, Tenn., '90 Chevrolet Camaro, K/SA, 11.650 (-1.100) 5. Andy Thornburg, Wilmer, Ala., '79 Dodge Aspen, J/SA, 11.651 (-1.099) 6. Bobby Warren, Clinton, N.C., '97 Camaro, D/SA, 10.799 (1.051) 7. Lee Tuttle, Albany, Ga., '66 Chevrolet Wagon, T/SA, 13.665 (-1.035) 8. Ronnie Temento, Westwego, La., '97 Pontiac Firebird, D/SA, 10.839 (-1.011) 9. Al Provoast, Whittemore, Mich., '79 Buick, N/SA, 12.291 (-1.009) 10. Brandon Wood, Thomasville, Ga., '85 Camaro, L/SA, 12.012 (-0.988)

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